The project I am working on is a new facility on a pre-existing campus. There are is no new parking added and all new employees are expected to find parking spots on their own.
Since there is no new parking, we are eligible for SSc4.4 but how would we go about achieving SSc4.3 in this situation? It's possible to work with the campus owner to designate X amount of spaces Preferred Parking for LE/FE vehicles but I'm not sure how many are appropriate. Does designating these spots as Preferred Parking count them as "new parking added"?
Any insight is appreciated - thank you!
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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March 21, 2013 - 11:11 am
Eamon, you can pursue any of the options under this credit with "no new parking." The only question is which option and how many spaces to allocate, as you note. The credit language gives a default way to go about this—if circumstances mean that that won't work for you, please say more.
Eamon Geary
Sustainability Director - FacilitiesMichael Baker Jr, Inc.
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March 21, 2013 - 11:41 am
Thanks you for the quick & helpful response Tristan.
Judging from the credit language: "Provide preferred parking for low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% of the total vehicle parking capacity of the site."
The project site has no direct parking spots included in it's LEED boundary, how should this be framed to the review team? Essentially, I'm nervous that they will want us to provide 5% preferred parking for the entire campus (which we don't control at all). We are able to petition the site owner for a couple spots near the building but there is no way we will get 5% of the hundreds of pre-existing spots.
Lindsey Evans
Architectural DesignerPGAV, Inc.
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March 21, 2013 - 11:53 am
Eamon, you may be able to use zoning calculations from your local jurisdiction to estimate how many parking spaces you would be required to provide for this building if it wasn't on a campus. You could then take 5% of the zoning required number. I have had success with this approach, but the specifics of every project are different. Be aware that in cases like this it is required that these spaces would then need to not only be reserved for LEFE vehicles but also clearly state that they are reserved for LEFE vehicles visiting the LEED certified building. However, in some campus situations this does not fit into the standard operations of the campus (e.g. a zoo where a person visiting the "campus" is not just visiting the LEED certified building). Hope this helps.
Eamon Geary
Sustainability Director - FacilitiesMichael Baker Jr, Inc.
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March 21, 2013 - 12:01 pm
Lindsey, thank you for your insight. The building has no local zoning but I think you are spot on with your comment "reserved for LEFE vehicles visiting the LEED certified building" and will follow this approach. This really helps. Thank you again.
Jesus Deras
Energy AnalystThe Wall Consulting Group
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May 3, 2013 - 4:13 pm
Tristan,
I have a similar question. The project I am working on is a New Construction Hotel. There is no new parking, so we will claim credit 4.4. Ownership is interested in negotiating a deal with a near by garage for LEV. Is there any CIR where it indicates that this is possible? Can you have off site parking from a neighboring garage that is not part of the LEED boundary, negotiate the 20% discount & still be able to claim both credits?
Ellen Mitchell
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May 6, 2013 - 10:08 am
Is this garage where employees and guests will likely be parking? If so, you should be able to implement the 20% discount program in that garage, even if it is outside of your boundary, and get credit for both SSc4.3 and SSc4.4.
Jesus Deras
Energy AnalystThe Wall Consulting Group
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May 6, 2013 - 1:44 pm
Thank You Ellen.